If I may ask someone to review this game, I would appreciate it, and I thank you in advance. My only note is that I feel my move at D6 was the fatal blow. My opponent, I feel, also felt that was the fatal blow and punished me for it. It was a fun match. I am playing white:

I think D6 was definitely one of the blunders in this game, but even before that I like E8 more than E9. E9 leaves aji (potential for danger) which your opponent took advantage of in this game. I generally prefer to connect on the second line before descending to the first. Of course there are exceptions, but it’s a good rule of thumb. When in doubt, connect. Good luck in your future games!

I left some comments in the game chat with many variations. Hope it helps .

If you are looking for some ideas on how to think about your moves and things to consider when playing go, I recently started two teaching games. I give plenty of examples and advice. If you are interested you can find them here:

I’ve been playing go for about 4½ months now. I am always trying to improve and I’ve found some good Go related learning resources. I’m not sure if these will be helpful to you or not, but I figured sharing them with other players couldn’t hurt. If I make a friend or study buddy along the way, then even better. So here I go =)
If you are just getting started, there is a free book available from the American Go Association, The Way To Go. It helped me understand how to play Go in the beginning. …

And finally, if you ever find yourself feeling poorly about your skill at Go, because of your rank, please read this post. Because your rank shouldn’t matter .

When I began Go I got demoralized really quickly. It was 50-ish games until I won my first match, and I was playing against children. Then again, we were all figuring out the rules, so none among us knew what we were doing. Regardless, I was always on the losing end. Statistically I should have had some wins in there . After my first win, it was another 50-ish until I had my second.
Around my 70th match I picked up the AGA book, The Way To Go. Then we all knew how to play, but I simply co…